WEBVTT .AN URBANDALE WOMAN WHOSE LATEHUSBAND SUFFERED FROM THEAFFECTS OF AGENT ORANGE RECEIVHIS MILITARY MEDALS THISMORNING.SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEYPRESENTED SUSAN DUDLEY WITH THEBRONZE STAR, THE PURPLE HEART,THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAAMONG OTHERS FOR THE SERVICE OFDAVID DUDLEY.HE SERVED ON THE FRONT LINES INVIETNAM.SENATOR GRASSLEY CONDUCTED ANINQUIRY AND FOUND DUDLEY'SCONDITION WAS 100% CORRELATEDWITH HIS EXPOSURE TO AGENTORANGE DURING HIS MILITARYSERVIC>> THIS IS ALL FOR HIM AND FTHE KIDS TO KNOW WHAT A MATHEIR DEBT WAS.WASN'T EASY.IF YOU RESEARCHED THE 1SCALVARY, THEY WERE ON THE GROUNDHELICOPTERED IN TO HOTSPOTS.IT'S NICE WE'RE DOING THIS FOROUR VETERANS BECAUSE VIETNAMVETERANS ARE DYING AT A TERRIBLERATE.ALYX DUDLEY ALSO SERVED IN THEIOWA STATE PATROL FOR 25 YEARS

Military widow receives medals on late husband's behalf

David Dudley served in Vietnam

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Updated: 3:11 PM CDT Jun 23, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa —

An Urbandale woman whose late husband suffered from the effects of Agent Orange received his medals on his behalf Friday morning.

Sen. Charles Grassley presented Susan Dudley with the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal, among others, for the service of David Dudley.

He served on the front lines in Vietnam.

Grassley conducted an inquiry and found Dudley’s condition was 100 percent correlated with his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.

“This is all for him and for the kids to know what a man their dad was,” Susan Dudley said. “If you researched the First Calvary, they were on the ground, helicoptered into hotspots. It’s nice we’re doing this for our veterans because Vietnam veterans are dying at a terrible rate.”

David Dudley also served in the Iowa State Patrol for 25 years before his death three years ago.